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Book Title: Cress Book Series: The Lunar Chronicles Number in series: #3 Genre: Young Adult Fantasy/Sci-fi My Rating: 5 Stars Synopsis This installment begins with Cinder, Captain Thorne, Scarlet and Wolf on the run. Their mission is to over Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth. Cress, the title character, is trapped on … Continue reading Cress (The Lunar Chronicles Bk 3) |Book Review

Hello Bookish Folk! Time and time again I've come across the following in writing groups: How do you name characters? Where do you find character names? Character naming is hard. I thought I'd put together a post with all of my tips in case someone asks again 😉 Be mindful of genre - A fantasy … Continue reading Choosing Character Names|Writing Fiction

Writing update: I have been working thoroughly on the same few stories for the past three or four years. Most of which fall into the women's fiction/Romantic comedy plots. Although these stories come easily to me, as well as the dialogue, I have a hard time writing them. It's the "in between dialogues" I have … Continue reading I Outlined Something and It’s Not Romance|Writing Fiction

Let me begin by saying this post is in no way meant to bash romance writers, readers or books. Till date, it remains one of my most read genres. However in the last few years, I've closed book after book, after reading only a few pages. There were a few of them that stuck, and … Continue reading Am I getting bored of reading romance?

So I want to touch on subplotting. Not the dynamics of it per se. I want to share why I continuously need to cut back on having too many things going on in a story. Sometimes we have to learn things, and sometimes we have to unlearn them. I started writing poetry and screenplays at … Continue reading Cutting Back on Subplots|Writing Fiction

Just like anything, I've come to realize that writing books is a business in itself. At the end of the day we all want to be our authentic selves in hopes that at least one person will receive it positively but it's also true that we write for an audience. Particularly in the romantic genres, … Continue reading Is Third Person POV Dead?|Writing Fiction

Over the last year, and up until this morning, I've been coming across posts by other writers asking how to combat lack of inspiration/motivation. Some days you just can't bring yourself to sit and write, your thoughts are all over the place. We all have our down days. Now it's easy to share different techniques, … Continue reading Taking Inspiration from other Authors|Writing Fiction

Lately, I've been questioning my creativity as a writer. I've always felt like I had good stories to tell even though I hit dead ends when I do begin to write. There's at least eighty summaries I've written, waiting to be explored upon. My brain is pretty much always working, plotting, brainstorming, creating. But sometimes, … Continue reading Creativity Woes| Writing Fiction

Book title: Captive Rebel (The allegiance book 1) Author: Erin McDermott Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Synopsis: Destined to be enemies, bound by fate... Prince Ariston rules over the Allegiant - an elite faction favored by the Greek Gods. Separated from his family at a young age, he became a prisoner to the rebellion. Marylyn O'Conner is a rebel, … Continue reading Captive Rebel by Erin McDermott|Book Review

I've been writing for as long as I can remember, poetry, short stories, journals. Those are the places where my love of writing really took birth. I've always been scared to let people read my work, not because of self-doubt but because of bullying. Me, writing diligently to get my story out appears as a … Continue reading What Really Hinders My Writing Progress